Rapid infant weight gain and advanced skeletal maturation in childhood

Ellen W Demerath; Laura L Jones; Nicola L Hawley; Shane A Norris; John M Pettifor; Dana Duren; W Cameron Chumlea; Bradford Towne; Noel Cameron

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.03.016

Rapid infant weight gain and advanced skeletal maturation in childhood

Ellen W Demerath, Laura L Jones, Nicola L Hawley, Shane A Norris, John M Pettifor, Dana Duren, W Cameron Chumlea, Bradford Towne, Noel Cameron

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Abstract

To test the hypothesis that rapid infant weight gain is associated with advanced skeletal maturity in children from the United States and South Africa.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	355-61
Number of pages	7
Journal	The Journal of pediatrics
Volume	155
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.03.016
Publication status	Published - Sept 2009

Keywords

Adolescent
Age Factors
Birth Weight
Body Mass Index
Body Size
Bone Development
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Longitudinal Studies
Male
South Africa
United States
Weight Gain
Young Adult

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